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Polish
Etymology
From allo- + -fon. First attested in 1937.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈlɔ.fɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɔfɔn
- Syllabification: al‧lo‧fon
Noun
allofon m inan
- (phonology) Alternative form of alofon
Declension
References
- ^ Meander: miesie̜cznik poświe̜cony kulturze świata starożytnego (in Polish), volume 42, 1937, page 180
- ^ allofon in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- allofon in Polish dictionaries at PWN